Diagnostics
Wasting away or shrinkage of muscle size.
What is atrophy?
The removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination
What is biopsy?
Surgical repair of a muscle through plastic surgery.
What is myoplasty?
computerized axial tomography
What is CAT
Muscles that are stimulated to move through conscious control
What is voluntary muscles?
A type of disorder marked by pain, burning, and itching or tingling due to an inflamed median nerve and tendons in the wrist; commonly associated with repetitive activity and/or overuse injury.
What is carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)?
Evaluation of involuntary muscular responses with a reflex hammer. Patients under heavy sedation or in a deep coma do not show these reflexes.
What is deep tendon reflexes (DTR)?
Incision to the tendon, usually to repair a deformity caused by a shortened muscle.
What is tenotomy?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
What is DMD?
Striated muscle has a distinctively striped appearance
What is muscle fibers?
Excessive growth or abnormal enlargement of a muscle
What is hyperthropy?
A graphic recording of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation
What is electromyogram (EMG)?
Most common first-aid treatment for muscular injuries; often referred to as “RICE.”
What is the rest ice elevation (rice)?
muscular dystrophy
What is MD?
a type of involuntary muscle, meaning it is not controlled by conscious thought processes
What is smooth muscle?
Genetic disease characterized by progressive muscular weakness and skeletal muscle deterioration
What is muscular dystrophy (MD)?
A noninvasive scanning test that involves use of an electromagnetic field and radio waves to visualize soft-tissue structures.
What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?
A drug that, in moderate doses, slows down the central nervous system, relieves pain, and induces sleep. Taken in excess, narcotics produce unconsciousness, stupor, coma, and possibly death.
What is narcotic?
electromyogram
What is EMG?
he ability to contract without the involvement of a nerve supply. Automaticity is a property of visceral, smooth, and cardiac muscles.
What is automaticity?
Chronic autoimmune disease characterized by voluntary muscle weakness that worsens after activity and improves after rest.
What is myasthenia gravis
Diagnostic imaging technique in which a radioactive substance and a special camera visualize structures and functions in the body. The radioactive substance is injected into or swallowed by the patient.
What is nuclear medicine imaging (NMI)?
A group of drugs with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic properties. Aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are common over-the-counter (OTC) NSAIDs. This group of drugs is set apart from other drugs that have the same properties because they are nonsteroidal.
What is nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAID)?
rhabdomyosarcoma
What is RMS?
the ability to receive and respond to a nerve impulse by contracting. For example, nerves send a message to the heart muscle, and the heart pumps blood through the vessels throughout the body.
What is excitability?